The streets of Lincoln Parish are a little safer this season because of a push by the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team to clean them up. Before Christmas nearly 30 individuals were placed into the parish detention center on drug charges as part of Operation Lincoln Roundup. Warrants are out on nearly 80 more suspects.

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